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Monday, July 13, 2009

Oregon's employment data for June was released today. It shows that the unemployment rate was 12.2 percent in June, which is the same as the revised rate in May. The rate is still substaintially higher than one year ago (June 2008: 5.9%).

Total employment declined by 7,200 in June, following a loss of 1,600 in May (seasonally adjusted).

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